Look, I get it. Ads, they can be a lot. So I'll keep this short. If this podcast gives you a moment to

breathe or a place to pause or just remind you that you're not alone, there's a really simple way

to support it. It's called Calm it Down Deeper. You may have heard about it. It's where the real

behind the scenes happens. You have daily morning affirmations, early access to episodes, and also

just the quiet knowing that you're helping keep this going, which means a lot. Yes, I want to ring on guest.

Yes, I want to do live meditations. Yes, I still plan on launching our snack sharing circle of

trust. It is a thing. But right now, I'm doing all of this by myself and I'm writing a new album

that I'm supposed to record next month. But it's just

me, a piano, a lot of late night edits and also trying to be a dad and a husband and just

trying to figure all of this out. Yeah. So if this podcast has given you anything, a breath, a thought,

a shift, maybe this is your chance to give something back. And if not, that's okay.

Just head over to commentdownpodcast.com and look for deeper. And if now is not the right time,

I understand. Share it with a friend. Okay? You're still a part of this and we're still walking

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Thanks for being here.

Now, on with the program.

There is a friend that you haven't spoken to in a while.

No big drama, no falling out, maybe just a soft fade.

Conversations, they got a little harder to start. Moments that used to feel easy,

they take a bit more effort. Maybe they're in a different season of life, right? Maybe you are, or perhaps both.

It's like two trees that used to grow side by side.

They're now stretching toward different patches of sunlight, still rooted, still beautiful, just separate.

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